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  1. How Ricky Thornton Jr. Is Planning The Chili Bowl-Golden Isles Double

    How Ricky Thornton Jr. Is Planning The Chili Bowl-Golden Isles Double

    Dec 19, 2024

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — It appears Ricky Thornton Jr.’s always busy racing schedule may get a little complicated early in the 2025 season.
  2. Ricky Thornton Jr. Wins Thursday's Gateway Dirt Nationals Modified Feature

    Ricky Thornton Jr. Wins Thursday's Gateway Dirt Nationals Modified Feature

    Dec 6, 2024

    Ricky Thornton Jr. won on the first night of the 2024 Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America's Center. Thornton Jr. raced in the A-Main Modifieds race on Thursday, Dec. 5. With the win, he qualifies for the Modifieds main event on Saturday, Dec. 7.
  3. 10 Favorites To Win The 2024 Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals

    10 Favorites To Win The 2024 Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals

    Dec 2, 2024

    Dirt Late Model racing's indoor spectacle, the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America’s Center, takes over Downtown St. Louis for the eighth running of the mega event this week.
  4. Castrol FloRacing Night In America Saturday Results At Senoia Raceway

    Castrol FloRacing Night In America Saturday Results At Senoia Raceway

    Nov 17, 2024

    The 2024 Castrol FloRacing Night in America season came to a close this weekend with the second running of the Peach State Classic at Georgia's Senoia Raceway.
  5. Tale Of The Tape: Bobby Pierce vs. Ricky Thornton Jr. For The Castrol Title

    Tale Of The Tape: Bobby Pierce vs. Ricky Thornton Jr. For The Castrol Title

    Nov 13, 2024

    The World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series isn’t the only traveling series to have its battle for the championship come down to the final weekend.
  6. Ricky Thornton Jr. Avoids Potential Pitfalls And Secures Lucas Oil Title

    Ricky Thornton Jr. Avoids Potential Pitfalls And Secures Lucas Oil Title

    Oct 21, 2024

    ROSSBURG, Ohio — All Ricky Thornton Jr. wanted to do in Saturday's General Tire Dirt Track World Championship presented by ARP was avoid the self-inflicted wound that knocked him from Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship contention in last year’s event at Eldora Speedway.
  7. Who Won The 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship?

    Who Won The 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship?

    Oct 20, 2024

    A nearly year-long battle for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship that began January 15 in Georgia came to a conclusion on October 19 in Ohio. Four drivers entered the Chase for the Championship with a shot at the title, but only one of those drivers emerged from the finale at Eldora Speedway as the 2024 series champion.
  8. Resetting The Lucas Oil Chase For The Championship After DTWC Heat Races

    Resetting The Lucas Oil Chase For The Championship After DTWC Heat Races

    Oct 19, 2024

    ROSSBURG, Ohio — A chink in Jonathan Davenport’s thick Eldora Speedway armor appeared to have developed. Perhaps, just perhaps, the master of the famed half-mile oval was off his game.
  9. Title-Chasing Ricky Thornton Jr. Enjoys Slight Edge This Time Around

    Title-Chasing Ricky Thornton Jr. Enjoys Slight Edge This Time Around

    Oct 18, 2024

    ROSSBURG, Ohio — Ricky Thornton Jr. sat in the same place Friday afternoon that he did almost exactly one year to the day: at a dais in Eldora Speedway’s media center alongside his three Big Four rivals in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series’s Big Steel River Steel Chase for the Championship.
  10. Ricky Thornton Jr. Will Have A New Crew Chief In 2025

    Ricky Thornton Jr. Will Have A New Crew Chief In 2025

    Oct 16, 2024

    Ricky Thornton Jr. and his Koehler Motorsports team are heading to Eldora Speedway this weekend with a chance to win the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship. And while it hasn’t been confirmed yet if Thornton will be back with Koehler Motorsports in 2025, we do know one thing for certain: “RTJ” will have a new crew chief next season.
  11. Breaking Down The 2024 Lucas Oil Playoffs Before DTWC Championship Weekend

    Breaking Down The 2024 Lucas Oil Playoffs Before DTWC Championship Weekend

    Oct 14, 2024

    Four rounds are complete in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and now the Dirt Track World Championship only remains until a national champion is crowned Oct. 19 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.
  12. Lucas Oil Series Jackson 100 Friday Results At Brownstown Speedway

    Lucas Oil Series Jackson 100 Friday Results At Brownstown Speedway

    Oct 12, 2024

    The penultimate weekend on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship started with Friday's portion of the 45th annual Jackson 100 presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Brownstown Speedway.
  13. Ricky Thornton Jr. Discusses Lucas Oil Playoff Outlook After Pittsburgher

    Ricky Thornton Jr. Discusses Lucas Oil Playoff Outlook After Pittsburgher

    Oct 8, 2024

    Ricky Thornton Jr was his usual, steady self in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, registering finishes of third Friday and sixth Saturday in the 36th annual Pittsburgher 100 presented by Big River Steel.
  14. Breaking Down The 2024 Lucas Oil Playoffs After Two Races

    Breaking Down The 2024 Lucas Oil Playoffs After Two Races

    Oct 7, 2024

    The opening rounds of the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are in the books, which means two weekends remain until a national champion is crowned Oct. 19 at Eldora Speedway's Dirt Track World Championship in Rossburg, Ohio.
  15. Four Drivers Set For 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Championship Chase

    Four Drivers Set For 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Championship Chase

    Sep 23, 2024

    The field is set for the 2024 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP. Following Saturday's Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway, the four drivers who will battle for the season championship have been determined.